13th century
Korea
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Vase
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumStoneware with iron-brown and white-slip decoration of chrysanthemums under celadon glaze
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SizeH. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); Diam. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
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Geography details
Korea -
Country today
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Date13th century
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CultureKorea
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PeriodGoryeo dynasty (918-1392)
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Maebyeong, a Korean transliteration of the Chinese term meiping (plum bottle), refers to a shape like this vessel’s, with rounded shoulders and curved contours as well as a distinctive lip.
